What personal experiences do you have that inform your current perspective or influence yourdecision to explore this topic?

ENGLISH 1302: Advanced College RhetoricUnit I: Developing Interest & InquiryProject 2: I-Search EssayThe I-Search Essay is an opportunity for you to engage your issue or problem via your personalexperience and to find a question with which to approach your subject. In other words, you will writeabout why this issue or problem is important to you—this personal dimension should add richness andpassion to your research project—and about the types of questions you might consider as you researchand write about this subject.The style, tone, and organization of this essay is largely up to you, as long as it is guided by your personalexperience with and inquiry into the issue or problem that you are interested in.Before finalizing your issue/approach for this essay and Project 1, you must receive your teacher’sapproval.Questions to ConsiderAs you brainstorm and compose, consider the following questions to develop content:• What interests you about this problem and why? Why are you curious about it?• What research questions interest you about this problem? What types of research, thinking, andargument would you need to explore and perhaps answer this question?• What personal experiences do you have that inform your current perspective or influence yourdecision to explore this topic?Explore you own personal interest in the problem or issue• Share what you know about the problem or issue• Is clear about what questions you are interested in exploring.